On Friday morning, I paid a visit to the local Natural History Museum of Maputo, who was founded in 1911 as a Provincial Museum , while from 1933 became the Museu de Historia Natural we still visit today. For the opening hours and the tickets price you can visit their Facebook page . There is even a website , but still under construction. If you are interested to read about the celebrations of the 100 years of the museum, you can "read" ( in portoguese ) this article and for more pictures you may have a look at this post . You can notice some differences, just making comparisons with some of my pics!!!! ;oD It's a very nice building (outside and inside) and the collection is displayed on two floors (ground floor and first floor). The collection consists of a considerable amount of stuffed animals ( so that you can have an idea of the local fauna ), insects, reptiles, fish and an impressive elephant embryo display ( from the first month to the 22nd mo...
This is my creative outlet and you are welcome to wander around ! xxxx Alessandra